‘Media Diversity: why does it matter?’ Conference programme & Speaker presentations
Posted by Bronwen Maher on February 08, 2012 at 01:23 PM
Radisson Blu, Golden Lane, Dublin 8 - Monday 6th February 2012
(Copy of presentations inserted beside each speaker's name)
Speakers and interviews at the Media Diversity Conference held on 6th February in the Radisson Blu, Golden Lane, Dublin 8. Speakers include, Nessa Childers MEP, Dr. Roddy Flynn, Alan Crosbie, Dr. Karin Wahl Jorgensen, Minister Pat Rabbitte TD, Senator John Whelan, Christine Bohan and Dr. Aphra Kerr.
For a copy of the summary report see here.
09.00 Coffee and registration
09.15 Session 1 - Chair: Professor John Horgan, The Press Ombudsman.
Nessa Childers MEP - Opening Address. Read Nessa's speech here
09.40 Media ownership in the European Union: trends and regulation
Dr. Alison Harcourt –Exeter University, author of European Union Institutions and the Regulations of Media Markets, on regulation of traditional and new media markets at European and EU members state levels. Read a copy of Alison Harcourt's speech here.
Discussion
10.20 Panel: Media Ownership in Ireland. Chair: Karen Coleman, Broadcaster, Journalist & Author.
Dr Roddy Flynn - School of Communications, Dublin City University on up-to-date data on media ownership trends in Ireland. Read a copy of Roddy Flynn's speech here.
Michael O’Keeffe, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland – on review of legislative framework regarding public interest aspects of media mergers and on proposed reform of aspects of competition law including media mergers.
Alan Crosbie – Chairman of Thomas Crosbie Holdings Ltd., and Examiner Publications (Cork) on the necessary consolidation to ensure strong indigenous Irish media. Read copy of Alan Crosbie's speech here.
Discussion
11.10 Coffee
11.30 Session 2 - Chair: Justine McCarthy, Sunday Times Senior News Writer & Columnist 
Media Diversity – A Condition of Democracy?
John Lloyd, Financial Times Contributing Editor, and feature writer; co-founder of Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford; author, What The Media Are Doing To Our Politics. Read John Lloyd's speech here.
Dr Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies – on citizenship democracy and the media. Read a copy of Karin Wahl-Jorgensen's speech here.
John Whelan, journalist, author, former newspaper editor and member of Seanad Éireann -addressing the issues of media sovereignty, more media- less information, cut and paste journalism and declining standards. See John Whelan's speech here.
Discussion
12.30 Lunch
Session 3 Chair: Brian Trench Dublin City University
14.00 Pat Rabbitte TD, Minister of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Read a copy of the Minister's speech here.
14.15 Murdoch Unmasked – Are the Moguls in Decline?
Brian Cathcart – professor of journalism, Kingston University London, founding member ‘Hacked Off’ campaign for a public inquiry into phone hacking, and former adviser to the Commons Media Committee. See Brian Cathcart's speech here.
Séamus Dooley, Irish Secretary, National Union of Journalists, on defending standards, diversity and jobs in the age of media conglomerates. Read a copy of Séamus Dooley's speech here.
Discussion
15.00 Panel: New Media, New Voices?
Suzy Byrne, blogger (Maman Poulet) –on her own experience of creating a new, distinctive media voice
Christine Bohan, Deputy Editor, The Journal.ie – on the importance of online news media as an alternative to newspapers and the broadcast media
David Cochrane - Founder of online political forum Politics.ie - on the concept behind Politics.ie and the role of (mostly) anonymous discussion, on the practical issues around defamation law, and how Politics.ie deal with moderation and what this means for the site and content.
Dr. Aphra Kerr, Department of Sociology, NUI-Maynooth – on hopes that online media can provide an alternative and more democratic forum than traditional media. Read a copy of Aphra Kerr's presentation here here.
Discussion
16.00 Concluding remarks: Nessa Childers MEP.
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